this post was submitted on 02 Jan 2026
153 points (99.4% liked)

News

34039 readers
3504 users here now

Welcome to the News community!

Rules:

1. Be civil


Attack the argument, not the person. No racism/sexism/bigotry. Good faith argumentation only. This includes accusing another user of being a bot or paid actor. Trolling is uncivil and is grounds for removal and/or a community ban. Do not respond to rule-breaking content; report it and move on.


2. All posts should contain a source (url) that is as reliable and unbiased as possible and must only contain one link.


Obvious right or left wing sources will be removed at the mods discretion. Supporting links can be added in comments or posted seperately but not to the post body.


3. No bots, spam or self-promotion.


Only approved bots, which follow the guidelines for bots set by the instance, are allowed.


4. Post titles should be the same as the article used as source.


Posts which titles don’t match the source won’t be removed, but the autoMod will notify you, and if your title misrepresents the original article, the post will be deleted. If the site changed their headline, the bot might still contact you, just ignore it, we won’t delete your post.


5. Only recent news is allowed.


Posts must be news from the most recent 30 days.


6. All posts must be news articles.


No opinion pieces, Listicles, editorials or celebrity gossip is allowed. All posts will be judged on a case-by-case basis.


7. No duplicate posts.


If a source you used was already posted by someone else, the autoMod will leave a message. Please remove your post if the autoMod is correct. If the post that matches your post is very old, we refer you to rule 5.


8. Misinformation is prohibited.


Misinformation / propaganda is strictly prohibited. Any comment or post containing or linking to misinformation will be removed. If you feel that your post has been removed in error, credible sources must be provided.


9. No link shorteners.


The auto mod will contact you if a link shortener is detected, please delete your post if they are right.


10. Don't copy entire article in your post body


For copyright reasons, you are not allowed to copy an entire article into your post body. This is an instance wide rule, that is strictly enforced in this community.

founded 2 years ago
MODERATORS
 

Campaign will target rightwing ideologues to fill ranks to meet Trump deportation goals in 2026

US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) has reportedly planned a $100m, one-year media blitz for what it’s calling “wartime recruitment”, targeting conservative radio show listeners, gun rights aficionados, military affairs followers and men’s interests enthusiasts – among others in the MAGA-verse – for jobs in the Trump administration’s next phase of its mass deportation campaign.

As ICE looks to hire for thousands of new positions, flush with cash after an unprecedented influx from Congress last summer, it’s relying on geofencing to ensure people near military bases, Nascar races, gun and trade shows, and college campuses receive its recruitment ads, according to an internal document reported by the Washington Post.

Officials also intend to spend $8m or more on deals with fitness, military and tactical/lifestyle online influencers, who would use their sway to push the administration’s immigration agenda through livestreams, events, and other content meant for their gen Z and millennial audiences.

top 23 comments
sorted by: hot top controversial new old
[–] reddig33@lemmy.world 14 points 6 days ago* (last edited 6 days ago) (1 children)

I wonder how much socialized healthcare $100 million would pay for?

[–] Ajen@sh.itjust.works 4 points 6 days ago (1 children)

That's just a few cents per person... If overcharging wasn't such a big problem, it would probably buy a single dose of Tylenol for everyone.

[–] reddig33@lemmy.world 6 points 6 days ago* (last edited 6 days ago)

Could probably pay off 200 or more people’s medical debt I’m thinking. Or maybe the same amount of student loans.

At $10000 a year for an ACA plan, that would buy ten thousand people medical insurance.

[–] heyWhatsay@slrpnk.net 10 points 1 week ago

So far the best/most honest advert to work for ice came from South Park

[–] Gates9@sh.itjust.works 4 points 6 days ago

Make-work jobs program for racist losers who can’t get one or hold one down anywhere else. They should be building hospitals in rural communities, fixing roads and bridges, etc.

[–] Etterra@discuss.online 7 points 6 days ago

Your tax dollars at waste.

[–] Duamerthrax@lemmy.world 37 points 1 week ago (3 children)

If you ever needed a paycheck and wanted to leak deployment positions and record everything you're ordered to do, now would be a good time.

It wouldn't matter. There will be no trials and no one will be held to account. American fascism won't end with some external power or rebel group bringing justice, but by the movement losing momentum and all the war criminals going home. The people who commit unspeakable acts will just be another dad at their kid's little league game. They'll just be average workers who have a bit more wealth than those who didn't kidnap innocent people. The only justice will be them needing to live in a dystopia they did their part in maintaining.

[–] Fredselfish@lemmy.world 18 points 1 week ago (3 children)

You will have to do a lot of evil to even get in that position. You won't do any good. What needs to happen is state governments making it legal to shoot and kill masked armed men who clearly not wearing badges nor have warrants.

[–] Drusas@fedia.io 4 points 6 days ago

It is legal, but good luck getting your rights upheld in such a scenario.

That would be moot since the feds could just pick off individuals doing said actions piecemeal. What needs to be done is the creation of state militia with basically the express purpose of putting feds in the dirt. Don't even need all that great equipment to make it viable just a couple technicals and some police level personal gear would probably be more than enough. Just screen their social media for MAGA shit and put the pay at 30 dollars an hour and youd have a solid group willing to fight and kill, especially if they can stay in their home city/town.

[–] Thedogdrinkscoffee@lemmy.ca 8 points 1 week ago

It already is legal, but that is moot. Your error is only in that thinking America is a nation of laws. They're mostly past law now. At the federal level and many states it's gonzo.

People aren't safe by not doing anything wrong. People aren't safe by defending themselves legally. People aren't safe.

[–] Janx@piefed.social 5 points 1 week ago* (last edited 6 days ago)

They have quotas. You'd still have to harass and hurt people. All for the hope that a low-level ICE agent can and will be able to leak enough actionable info discretely and in time for it to be useful? There's no way that would balance out the evil you would be forced to be a part of...

[–] velindora@lemmy.cafe 20 points 1 week ago

This is so they can get a private army together to help with martial law in October just before election midterms.

[–] evenglow@lemmy.world 19 points 1 week ago (2 children)

So are Republicans pulling/stealing funds for building the wall on the southern border or is it from military housing with black mold? Hard to keep track for some reason.

How much is Texas spending/stealing on Operation Lonestar this year?

[–] Proprietary_Blend@lemmy.world 0 points 6 days ago

They're only stealing what the other guys let them steal. Which is everything so far.

[–] Thedogdrinkscoffee@lemmy.ca 4 points 1 week ago

military housing with black mold?

The head of alcohol consumption insisted the military maximize lethality. Black mold is part of the solution.

[–] adarza@lemmy.ca 12 points 1 week ago (1 children)

hearing ice barbie every half hour now is already too much.

[–] kelpie_returns@lemmy.world 4 points 1 week ago (1 children)
[–] hovercat@lemmy.blahaj.zone 7 points 1 week ago (1 children)
[–] kelpie_returns@lemmy.world 4 points 6 days ago

Ohh. Thx and ew

[–] Jerb322@lemmy.world 8 points 1 week ago (1 children)

They have ads on Pandora...

[–] JoMiran@lemmy.ml 6 points 1 week ago

Pandora still a thing?